Railway-tie.



W. GABRIEL. RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 190a.

Patented 'Jan. 5, 1909.

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RAILWAY TIE.

W. GABRIEL.

APPLIUATIOH FILED JAN. 2, 1908.

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RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1903.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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WILLIAM GABREL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. o, 1909.

Application filed January 2,1908. Serial No. 408,987.

'To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known" that I,.WIL LIAM GABRIEL, a

citizen of theUnited States ofAmerica, re

siding at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and 'State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements "in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

1 This invention relates to reinforced cement tie construction, and consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in perspective ofa tie embodying features of the invention, with portions broken away for a clear view. Fig. 2 is'a view in longitudinal section of the tie. Fig. 3 is a view in section on or about line m--m of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a section of track equipped with the ties. Fig. 5 is a view in detail of a railchair or clamp. Fig. 6 is a View in detail of a reinforcing rod brace. Fig. 7 is an enlarged view in detail showing-manner of securin a rail to a tie. Fig. 8 is a view 'detail s owing engagement of a tie by a rail chair. Fig. 9 is a view in detail of an anchor for a reinforcin bar. Fig. 10 is a view in detail in longitudinal section of the end por tion of a tie showing disposition of anchoring means. Fig. 11 is a view in detail of apiece of a rail suspension wire.

Referring to the drawings, the tie body is.

a substantially rectangular hollow shell 1 of concrete or like cementitious material, withv sloping ends and sides reinforced by a suitably shaped main frame! 2 wound with a double layerof wire 3 applied to form a diamond mesh. Secondary reinforcing rods 4 and 5 outside the windings bent into N or 'M shapes are embedded in the top and bottom wall of the shell. U shaped sheet metal anchor plates 6 are inserted 1n the bends of the rods, and have tongues 7 cut out of their bodies which are bent up more or less to form ledges which support the rods at a pre determined distance above the windings, while the tie is being molded. Corresponding upper and lower anchor-plates may be connected, if desired, by upright rods-8, as seen in Fig. 10. Intermediate supports 9 each consisting of a strip of sheet metal bent or folded into an X prevent the rods sagging I between the ends while the concrete is being tamped around them. The lower face ofthe' tie has a pair of longitudinal ballast retain-- ing grooves 26. Notches 10 are formed at.

each end for engaging a crow-bar when it is desired to shift the tie laterally, and hand grips 11 are provided in each end .face.

At the places where the track rails cross, the body of the tie is solid and' a pair of broad transverse ribs 12 are formed thereon with extended, slightly rounded ends 13 which have cross-gains or square grooves 14 on their upper faces. The ribs are each reinforced by a pair of outwardly convex, perforated sheet metal wings 15 whose lower ends are connected to the main frame and whose upper divergent arms 16 interlock with corresponding notches in a templet' 17 of wood, fiber, or the like. A winding of suspension wires 18 in substantially parallel relation holds the wings in place,'and passes through the grooves 14:. To prevent the sus' pension wires from chafing against the ten1- plet corners, round rods 19 are inset therein for bearings for the-wires. The latter are coated with a layer 20 of soft enamel paint or the like, so that when they are embedded in the concrete they may move longitudinally under stress as the concrete cannot gri them tightly. The space in the grooves 14 elow the suspension wires is filled with a yieldable-or plastic material 21 which permits the suspension wire to sag between the upper rounded ends of the wings and the templet rods 19. A rail chair 22 is-seated in each groove 14 in which it is removably secured by a pair of dependent arms 23 embracing the tie rib, the ends being inbent as by tapping with a spike maul','to engage inclined grooves 24 in the sides of the ribs. A pair of oppositely disposed undercut lugs 25 on-the' upper sides of the chair. are so dlsposed that a rail base will just drop between themwhen the tie is at right angles, and grip therail when the tie is slightly oblique, as shown in Figs. 1

and 7. The rails are thus carried directly" ring of the rails does not tend to disintegrate the cement. -The suspension wires are not liable to shear off as t ey are not in contact with angular corners.

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What I claim as my invention is 1. A track tie comprising a body of reinforced cementitious material provided with a pair of transverse ribs on its upper face whose end portions extend beyond the tie body and have grooves in their upper faces. suspension wires encircling the tie and passing across the, grooves neartheir bottoms, and track "rail chairs in the grooves on the wires movably engaging the ribs.

2. A track tie comprising a body of reinforced cementitious material provided with a pair of transverse ribs on its upper face whose end portions extend beyond the tie body and have grooves in their upper faces, divergent convex sheet metal reinforcing wings embedded in' the ends of each rib, suspension wires encircling thetie and wings and passing across the grooves near their bottoms, and track rai-l chairs in the'grooves on the wires movably engaging the ribs.

3. A track tie comprising a substantially rectangular metal main frame transversely wound with wire, a pair ofdivergent convex sheet metal reinforcing wings secured at their lower ends to the lower side members of the main frame near each end thereof, a templet abovethe main frame securing the upper ends of the wings in spaced relation. a winding of suspension wires wrapped around the frame and each pair of wings, a hollow shell of cementitious material embedding the main frame, solid transverse ribs in the shell enveloping the win s and suspension wires and having laterally extending ends with grooves in their upper faces which extend below the suspension wires and rail chairs in the grooves supported by the wires and loosely secured to the sides of the ribs.

4. A track tie comprising a substantially rectangular metal main frame transversely Wound with wire, a pair of'divergent, convex sheet metal reinforcing wings secured at their lower ends to the lower side members of the main frame near each end thereof, secondary reinforcing rods each bent between its ends in N-shape both above and below the frame, a U-shapedanchor plate in each bend of the rods adapted to maintain the rods in parallel spaced relation to the plane of the wire windings, a templet above the main frame securing the upper ends of the wings in spaced relation, a winding of suspension wires Wrapped around the frame and each pair of wings, a hollow shell of cementitious material embedding the main frame, solid transverse ribs in the shell enveloping the wings and suspension wires and having laterally extending ends with rooves in thelr upper faces which extend be ow the suspension wires, and rail chairs in the grooves supported by the wires and loosely secured to the sides of the ribs,

5. In a railway tie of cementitious material, means for yieldingly securing a track rail thereto comprising a pair of outwardly convex sheet metal wlngs secured, t their lower ends in the base of the .tie, a emplet connecting the upper ends of the wings, a layer of suspension wire wrapped around the wings and templet in spaced relation, a transverse rib of cementitious material integral with the body embedding the wings and suspension wires and having a pair of, W

grooves in its upper face parallel to the tie body extending below the suspension wires, and rail chairs in the grooves yieldingly supported by the wires and movably secured to the sides of the ribs.

6. In a railway tie comprising a hollow shell of cementitious material and a metal reinforcing frame embedded therein, means 'for yieldingly securing a track rail thereto comprising a pair of outwardly convex sheet metal wings secured at the lower ends to the lower member of the frame near its ends, a templet securing the upper ends of the wings in spaced relation above and outside the main frame, suspension Wires around the wings in parallel spaced relation bridging the space between the wings above the templet, a transverse rib of cementitious material integral with the tie body embedding the wings and wires whose laterally extended.

ends have grooves in their upper faces parallel to the body of the, tie which are crossed by the suspension wires, and' a rail chair in each groove having a body supported. by the wires, depending arms adapted to movably engage indents in the rib sides, and a pair of rail'retaining lugs on the upper face of the body.

7. A track tie comprising asubstantially rectangular metal reinforcing frame wound transversely by a double layer of wire, a pair of sheet metal convex wings secured by their lower ends to the lower side member of the frame near each end thereof, a templet above the frame securing the upper ends of the Wings in spaced relation, a cylindrical bearing rod oneach end of the'templet in parallel relation to the upper face of an adjacent w1ng,a suspension wire wound around each pair of wings and templet bearing on the rods, N-shapedreinforcing rods, anchor plates engaging the bends of said rods adapted to maintain them in a plane parallel to the adjacent sides of the frame, a hollow shell of cementitious material embedding the main frame, solid transverse ribs in the shell enveloping the win and suspension wires in and having lateralfi extending ends with ooves in their upper faces which extend elow the suspension wires, and rail chairs in the gains supported by the wires and loosely secured to the sides of the ribs.

presence 0 two witnesses. I

1 GABRIEL.

Witnesses: Y FRED Moms,

' C. Gum.

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